Is the snow whiter?

What would you do to have your dream job? Give up everything and everyone or just let the dream fall away. I’d done that let the dream fall away to make people happy and I’d been miserable as all hell. So what do you do…? You run, you run and you don’t look back and hope to God the grass is way greener or the snow much whiter
Michelle Deering or Chelle to her friends,Covers it well hides the truth and gets on with it until somethings can't be hidden for much longer.
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…………. "Whoa" Niall eased me down on to the bench and looked at me
"Chelle"

"What did he say?" my voice wasn't above a whisper

"He told him he couldn't give out information like that about
staff members" Niall looked down at my hands that were still
holding on to him "You're shaking"

"I need…" I struggled to lock my knees and get to my feet "I want
to get a few runs in before"

"Oh hell not like this you're not going up there you are too
distracted" he turned me to face him "Michelle Come on that
letter that Hads brought here yesterday had a Wisconsin postmark
on it"

"You going to come with me" I went to my locker and pulled on my
snow pants and jacket "The new snow always makes the runs better…
right?" my voice was getting shakier

"Do you need me to get Tore to send your ass back home… because I
will" Niall grabbed my arms and shook me a little "Let the wall
down Chelle" I shook my head

"I'll be on the mountain" I pulled away from Niall I was having a
feeling like I was trapped and the walls of the locker room were
closing in around me. I careened through the outer office Tore
calling after me as I got outside and braced my hands on my knees
and sucked in lungfuls of icy mountain air.

"Chelle" Tore and Niall were behind me

"Sorry guys I need" I headed for the lift waving at the operator
and jumping on the next available seat

"Damn it" Niall ran his hand through his hair "Radio Layton he
was going up to the chalet at the top to check the med supplies
She didn't even take her board" Tore went back into the office as
Niall went to my Jeep and fetched out the board from the back.

"Hey where is she?" Niall looked round as Hadley pulled up and
Beckett got out of the front of her car

"Up there" Niall pointed to the top of the mountain "and what the
hell happened with the whole paying for her rent dude?"

"She told you?"

"Yes she told me Chelle doesn't tend to keep things from her
friends other than her past" Niall tucked my board under his arm

"Is she okay" Hadley pushed in between the two of them

"No she's not" Niall looked at her and shook his head "there was
a call from some guy in Wisconsin asking if she worked here and
when I told her about it she freaked out, she lost all her color
and was shaking like a shitting dog"

"I need to see her" Beckett moved toward the lift

"Like hell" Niall pulled him back "You're not dressed for being
up there and you do not have a pass and I'm sorry I'm pulling the
staff card and you ain't going near Chelle right now considering
you caused half of this crap"

"I'll get a pass"

"What ever" Niall moved to the board rack and picked up his board
and jogged over to the lift hopping on and following me up there"

"What the hell has a call from Wisconsin got to do with any of
this" Beckett looked at Hadley

"I don't know I think it has something to do with the reason
she's so clammed up about her past" Hadley looked to the
disappearing Niall on the lift "Look what you suggested was bang
out of line but I know she likes you and I know you like her"
Beckett pushed his hands into his pockets "I'll handle the guard
dogs that are Niall and Layton, Snowy is well he'll do what I say
anyway" she grinned "and I'll get you time with her to try to
make it up to her"

"Thanks" Beckett bent and kissed her cheek "You think you can run
me back to town so I can pick up my car and go get my snow gear?"

"Sure" Hadley nodded…………..

………. "Okay just how do you think you're going to get down the
mountain?" Layton walked over to me as I got off the lift. I
looked down at my hands and groaned

"How the hell do you forget to pick up your board" I shook my
head "I'm a space cadet today"

"You can say that again… Come on I just made a fresh pot of
coffee" Layton pushed his hands in to his pockets and we walked
into the top chalet the first aid guys were in there treating a
girl as her Dad looked on. "So how was breakfast?"

"Good , hot… Amazing" I smiled "Then it all went to hell in a
hand basket" I took off my jacket and sat down "I'm going to
become a nun, I'm officially bad news where men are concerned"

"You just haven't met the right one…hell you have to test drive a
few first… it's like buying a new car without taking it out first
never a good idea" He sat down and laughed "So you going to see
him again?"

"Not if I can help it but he knows the two places I work so it
might be a little difficult to avoid him"

"I had a word with Tore about him kissing you" I hung my head and
groaned "He was crawling up his own ass when he realized what
he'd done… the guy really does like you"

"I know but he's been around the mountain and got every t-shirt
and then some" I relaxed being up this far from everything with
one of my best friends was the way to go about it "I'm just going
to be alone with some of the goofiest friends a girl could ever
ask for" I patted his hand as the door opened and Niall walked
in.

"Hey you're as ditzy as Had's sometimes" he held my board out
"Beckett was down by the office"

"yeah well public mountain so can't really do anything about
that" I got up and poured a coffee for Niall my hand was still
shaking. I caught Niall and Layton look at each other both of
them itching to know what the hell was going on……..